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Protective Clothing: Sales

Commons · Question 75057 · Tabled 4 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Kirsteen Sullivan

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to review regulations and enforcement of PPE standards for sale through online marketplaces.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 11 Sep 2025

PPE must meet the essential health and safety requirements as set out in Regulation 2016/425, as assimilated into UK law. The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 provide the enforcement framework for that Regulation.The Product Re...